gray-headed
or grey-head·ed
[ grey-hed-id ]
Origin of gray-headed
1First recorded in 1525–35
Words Nearby gray-headed
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How to use gray-headed in a sentence
"I have done what I thought best for you," "the gray-headed man" said to his men.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanAn old gray-headed man tottered forward to slake his burning thirst.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles DickensThe gray-headed crow had a vicious eye fixed on the ass all the time he was speaking.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic Colum"I don't want to waste any more time listening to nonsense," said the gray-headed crow.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic ColumDoes not Renard mean to turn like a fox on his footsteps, and to carry to the rich and gray-headed Scotchman his daughters?
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
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